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I guess I missed this. I wonder what the implications will be for those of us who own Contender pistols or Encore rifles…?
https://youtu.be/5qGcvtjA71w
Thompson Center bought Green Mountain Barrels…
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Thompson Center bought Green Mountain Barrels…
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Re: Thompson Center bought Green Mountain Barrels…
Someone else posted about this Doc. Apparently TC used GMB for their guns the whole time, will continue to do so.
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Re: Thompson Center bought Green Mountain Barrels…
Thompson Center used to outsource some barrels to Green Mountain for capacity reasons, but they had their own barrel production equipment in Rochester.
When S&W bought T/C, they were primarily interested in the rifle barrel capacity. S&W closed T/C's Rochester factory years ago and moved all the equipment to Springfield.
S&W has been making their rifle barrels with the T/C rifling process for years now.
When S&W sold T/C, they sold the brand and intellectual property, not the barrel making equipment. Thus the new T/C needed barrel making capability again and went to Green Mountain whom they had a prior relationship with from back in the Rochester days. They must have liked them so much they bought the company.
When S&W bought T/C, they were primarily interested in the rifle barrel capacity. S&W closed T/C's Rochester factory years ago and moved all the equipment to Springfield.
S&W has been making their rifle barrels with the T/C rifling process for years now.
When S&W sold T/C, they sold the brand and intellectual property, not the barrel making equipment. Thus the new T/C needed barrel making capability again and went to Green Mountain whom they had a prior relationship with from back in the Rochester days. They must have liked them so much they bought the company.